on earth

phrase

—used as an intensive
… to find out what on earth he was up to …—Michael Holroyd

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Only so many people on earth can afford these teams, and fewer still can stomach letting sentimentality govern a business worth billions. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 No one else on earth could get those two to agree on anything, but that’s the power of Dolly Parton. — Hunter Kelly, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 For perspective, that's about the same weight as seven African bush elephants, the largest land animal on earth. — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Related Explore See latest videos, charts and news Parton felt like the one person on earth that everyone could agree was nothing but a universal good. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on earth

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“On earth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20earth. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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